Rahul Dravid's son Samit set to play for Mysuru Warriors in T20 league, bought in auction for...

Samit Dravid, the son of former India head coach and captain Rahul Dravid, was recently signed by Mysuru Warriors during the player auction for the upcoming season of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. The Warriors secured the talents of Samit, a skilled middle-order batsman and seamer, for a sum of Rs 50,000.

"It's good to have him in our side as he has shown a lot of promise in various age-group tournaments for KSCA," a Warriors team official told PTI.

Samit was a key member of the Karnataka under-19 team that emerged victorious in this season's Cooch Behar Trophy. Additionally, he showcased his talent by representing KSCA XI against the visiting Lancashire side earlier this year. The Warriors, who were the runners-up in the previous season, will be under the leadership of Karun Nair. Their bowling attack will be further strengthened by the inclusion of India's pace bowler, Prasidh Krishna, who was acquired for Rs 1 lakh.

Nair has been retained by the franchise, while Prasidh recently underwent surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon. He is now focused on making a successful return to top-flight cricket.

Mysore Warriors squad: Karun Nair, Karthik CA, Manoj Bhandage, Karthik S U, Suchith J, Gowtham K, Vidyadhar Patil, Venkatesh M, Harshil Dharmani, Goutham Mishra, Dhanush Gowda, Samit Dravid, Deepak Devadiga, Sumit Kumar, Smayan Srivastava, Jasper EJ, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Sarfaraz Ashraf.

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